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Books & Brews

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at W.H. Ales for Books and Brews!

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at W.H. Ales for Books and Brews!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

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Mystery & Mugs Book Club @ Excited Goat Coffee Company

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

WIRT CLOSED

All Day
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site

Wirt Library is closed for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.  

Closing
Branches:
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

Wirt Library is closed for the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

 

 

Adventure by Mail with example of letter, mailing package, and envelope

Adventure by Mail

All Day 3/16 - 3/20
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Disclaimer(s)

Bay County Residents Only

This high demand special collection/program is limited exclusively to Bay County resident cardholders only.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Text Romance and Rosé with a shelf of pink toned books above the text and three glasses of wine below

Romance & Rosé

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Words Books and Brews with an illustration of a raccoon reading next to a stack of books over a yellow checked background

Books & Brews

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at River Rock Café for Books and Brews!

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at River Rock Café for Books and Brews!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

WIRT CLOSED

All Day
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site

BCLS is closed for the Easter Holiday. Regular hours resume on Mon, April 6, 2026.Online services available on the app and at www.baycountylibrary.org 

Closing
Branches:
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

BCLS is closed for the Easter Holiday. Regular hours resume on Mon, April 6, 2026.

Online services available on the app and at www.baycountylibrary.org

 

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Storytime at Risers Kitchen

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Risers Kitchen at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family

Join Ms Ashley or Ms Miranda from the Auburn Branch for a special offsite storytime at Risers Kitchen in Auburn! 

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Risers Kitchen
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join Ms Ashley or Ms Miranda from the Auburn Branch for a special offsite storytime at Risers Kitchen in Auburn! 

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Mystery & Mugs Book Club @ Excited Goat Coffee Company

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Text Romance and Rosé with a shelf of pink toned books above the text and three glasses of wine below

Romance & Rosé

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you a romance reader with no one to talk about your latest read? Join us to dish on your favorite reads and tropes and to get recs from fellow romance readers.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Words Books and Brews with an illustration of a raccoon reading next to a stack of books over a yellow checked background

Books & Brews

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at The Historic Webster House Bed and Breakfast for Books and Brews!

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at The Historic Webster House Bed and Breakfast for Books and Brews!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Book cover of the marlow murder club by robert thorogood

Mystery & Mugs Book Club @ Excited Goat Coffee Company

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mystery & Mugs is perfect for fans of whodunits, thrillers, cozy mysteries, and everything in between. Join us at Excited Goat Coffee Company on EUCLID Avenue.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

jean kwok

An Evening with Jean Kwok

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The State Theatre at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Educational, Lectures
Age Group:
Everyone, Teens, Adults

Join the Bay County Library System on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the State Theatre for an unforgettable evening with New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok.

Library Branch: Off Site
Room: The State Theatre
Age Group: Everyone, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Educational, Lectures
Event Details:

Join the Bay County Library System on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the State Theatre for an unforgettable evening with New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok.

BCLS Closed

All Day 5/23 - 5/25
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Bookmobile Stops, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site

The Bay County Library System will be closed May 23 - 25, 2026 for the Memorial Day holiday. 

Closing
Branches:
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Bookmobile Stops, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Bay County Library System will be closed May 23 - 25, 2026 for the Memorial Day holiday.

 

Words Books and Brews with an illustration of a raccoon reading next to a stack of books over a yellow checked background

Books & Brews

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at LOCATIONS for Books and Brews!

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at LOCATIONS for Books and Brews!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Adventure by Mail with example of letter, mailing package, and envelope

Adventure by Mail

All Day 6/8 - 6/12
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Registered patrons ages 8-12 will have a package an address of their choice. It will contain three challenges to complete in order to win.

Disclaimer(s)

Bay County Residents Only

This high demand special collection/program is limited exclusively to Bay County resident cardholders only.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Trombley House (white two story house) on the outside

Make a Soup Garden @ Trombley House

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Trombley House at Off Site
Program Type:
Food, Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to Make a Soup Garden on Wednesday, June 10 @ 10:30am.  Participants will plan a mini garden of sage, thyme and parsley to take home.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Trombley House
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Food, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to Make a Soup Garden on Wednesday, June 10 @ 10:30am.  Participants will plan a mini garden of sage, thyme and parsley to take home.

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Text Romance and Rosé with a shelf of pink toned books above the text and three glasses of wine below

Romance & Rosé

Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

We're excited to launch a new chapter for Romance & Rosé. Starting this summer we will be choosing monthly reads.

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

We're excited to launch a new chapter for Romance & Rosé. Starting this summer we will be choosing monthly reads.

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party

Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Everyone, Family

Celebrate the Pinconning Branch Library's Summer Reading Progam Kick Off with free fun for the whole family! 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Everyone, Family
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Celebrate the Pinconning Branch Library's Summer Reading Progam Kick Off with free fun for the whole family! 

Trombley House (white two story house) on the outside

Story Time at the Trombley House

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Trombley House at Off Site
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens

Drop in! 

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to hear stories, sing and dance. Take an eye spy tour of the historic Trombley House.  

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Trombley House
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Drop in! 

Children ages 12 and under with family are invited to join us at the Trombley House Historical Museum to hear stories, sing and dance. Take an eye spy tour of the historic Trombley House.  

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Words Books and Brews with an illustration of a raccoon reading next to a stack of books over a yellow checked background

Books & Brews

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Other at Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at LOCATIONS for Books and Brews!

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: Other
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for a book club where you not only get to explore new books, but check out different Bay City bars and restaurants? Join us at LOCATIONS for Books and Brews!

Disclaimer(s)

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

BCLS Closed

All Day
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Bookmobile Stops, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site

The Bay County Library System will be closed Jul 4, 2026 in honor of the 4th of July holiday. 

Closing
Branches:
Alice & Jack Wirt Public Library, Bookmobile Stops, Auburn Area Branch Library, Pinconning Branch Library, Sage Branch Library, Virtual, Off Site
Description:

The Bay County Library System will be closed Jul 4, 2026 in honor of the 4th of July holiday.

 

Exotic Zoo

Exotic Zoo - Sage

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
St. Alban's Episcopal Church at Off Site
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Sage Library is hosting Exotic Zoo on Thursday, July 9 @ 4:30 pm at St. Alban's Episcopal Church!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sage Library is hosting Exotic Zoo on Thursday, July 9 @ 4:30 pm at St. Alban's Episcopal Church!

Disclaimer(s)

Please register each person individually, including adults.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.

Exotic Zoo

Exotic Zoo - Sage

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
St. Alban's Episcopal Church at Off Site
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Sage Library is hosting Exotic Zoo on Thursday, July 9 @ 6:00 pm at St. Alban's Episcopal Church!

Registration Required
Library Branch: Off Site
Room: St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Age Group: Family, Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sage Library is hosting Exotic Zoo on Thursday, July 9 @ 6:00 pm at St. Alban's Episcopal Church!

Disclaimer(s)

Please register each person individually, including adults.

Registration is required.  Please register in person, by phone, or online.